Hunter Bear

Well its certainly been a while since I posted on here. Hunter is now 6 months and 16 days. :) Its hard to believe how fast time is going!! He is sitting up, reaching for toys, and people and babbling away. He has made lunges to crawl, although he hasn't quite gotten the knee and feet movement down yet. I am LOVING being a mother. It is truly a God given blessing and my calling in life. I feel more complete now..although i know Heavenly Father has more children in store for us down the road. Its a little scary sometimes how dependent Hunter is on me, but at the same time I am elated with the responsibility. Jason has proven himself an amazing father. I love watching him with Hunter. He is the only one who can get Hunter to belly laugh as soon as he walks in the door. Hunter adores his daddy, but its mommy who brings the comfort in the evenings as he gets tired. He reaches for me and then snuggles in for the night. I love it.



Well Jason has been working for Bloom Energy as a Welder. He's doing TIG welding and he really enjoys it. He is almost off of his probationary period when he will start getting his welder's pay. THAT will be nice. We will have a much more comfortable budget at that point. I am teaching Reading at Bishop Elementary School in Sunnyvale and I can't believe I am getting paid to have so much fun! I love my job. I only have to work 2 hours a day and then I can come home and be with Hunter for the rest of the day. Its perfect.

Lately I have been complaining a lot about things in my life being "up in the air." There was a time recently that Jason seriously considered and even tried to re-enlist into the Marine Corps. I have NO problems with that at all, in fact our lives would be a lot more secure if he did, but the most important thing to me is that HE is happy doing whatever it is he decides. After the loss of a dear friend's husband who was Jason's Staff Sergeant.. the motivation ot get back in and go over there was strong. But time and time again Jason would think about how hard it would be to leave Hunter and I. How dangerous it is over there and those emotions battled with his desire to be with his men. For now, he will remain at Bloom Energy and I at Bishop. We are looking at apartments in the area to rent, and save some money to buy a house. I think Jason's drive to get back in the Marine Corps will have strong moments and not so strong moments. I know he misses 3/4 and the guys who were in it with him at that time.. I know if he went back now, it would be different. We shall see. For now, we are enjoying Sunnyvale CA and our family here around us. We plan on flying back to MN for Thanksgiving to see Jason's family and I honestly can't wait!!! I miss them all so much. Especially all my nieces and nephews. :(

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Finished the Nursery!!

Here are pictures of Hunter's Nursery and the Bassinet Jason set up for him today.

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The Home Stretch..

Well here I am at 36 weeks and 5 days. Technically I will be full term this Tuesday, but I highly DOUBT Hunter will come that early. I just need him to hang in there until Feb 21st or so. Once my mom has safely landed in Minneapolis he is more than welcome to head into the world. Haha..get it? HEAD into the world. Sorry.. really awful pun.

So the closer I get to labor, and the more intense these Braxton Hicks get, the more I'm thinking about my "Birth Plan". I didnt even know I was supposed to have one until I started reading all these books about women giving birth and sticking to their "Birth Plan." I was pretty sure Birth was the one thing you COULDN'T plan honestly. I guess its called that in order to give us freaked out moms a sense of control over our situation. So my "Birth Plan" is as follows...

• Go to the Hospital
• Avoid Pitocin at all costs
• Lots of walking and sitting in the bath
• Really hoping to go natural, but not leaving the option of an Epidural out.
• Planning on having only Jason and my Mama and Steve in the room when I am in transitional labor.

So thats the "plan." We'll see how well my body decides to follow it. We already have the crib set up, the clothes are washed, the car seat is in the truck. We're pretty much good to go. I have one more baby shower on the 19th here in MN. I am so excited for it! My sister in laws are throwing it for me. It was seriously so sweet of them to offer to throw it for me.  A lot of the women from Relief Society are going to be there. I get a final count tomorrow at church so I can tell my sister how many to expect. I'm going to post pictures of Hunter's Nursery tomorrow. :) Better go to bed if I want to be up in time for Sacrament Meeting. Night all!

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Third Trimester!!

So we are officially in our last trimester of this pregnancy!! Yay!! Only 89 days until my due date and it sure can't come fast enough. Winter has set in here in MN, and our front yard is a winter playground! Well, a playground for Chubbs which means it is now scattered with holes and patches of yellow snow. I'm going to try and take some pictures of our backyard soon though because Chubbs doesn't go back there and the snow is perfect. :)

School is almost over. I believe I have one sociology class left and two math classes left before the year is over. It was such a nice thing to occupy my time with. Now I'm just excited for Hunter to occupy my time! Only 25 more days before I am back in Sunnyvale for a visit and I honestly think I am more excited for that visit than I am about the fact that it will be Christmas. :) I miss my family in CA so so much so it will be so amazing to spend time with them.

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Excited for November!

I am officially 23 weeks today! Yay! Still getting bigger. I've been having some Braxton Hicks that are a little annoying because they catch me mid sentence and then I have to just breathe though them. Hunter kicks me all day and I love it, but it makes it hard to get enough sleep at night. There's also a lot of pressure on my lower back so sitting in Yoga's "Downward Dog" position takes off a lot of the pressure. I am so excited for this month! There's a lot going on. My mom and Steve are coming out to visit on the 11th and I just can't wait to see them! Mom gets to come with me to my OB apt and see her grandson on the Ultrasound which will be exciting for her. :) The we are going to my In-laws for dinner so the whole family can finally meet! Haha. It should be a fun night. Then the next day Mom and Steve are taking me out to dinner for my 24th birthday. I honestly haven't even thought of the fact that I'd be 24 this month. I've had a few other things on my mind other than myself lately. Then of course comes Thanksgiving which is one of my absolute favorite excuses to cook!! Hehe. I'm gunna make a green bean casserole and apple cider to bring to the dinner. Oh and a pumpkin pie. Yum!! Can't wait!! Thats all for now.

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A fabulous short week..

Well I have had a fabulous short week. Tuesday was my Math mid-term which ended up being easier than I expected. I always freak out, and then when the actual test comes along I do well. But I am an avid over-worrier. Jason took his math mid-term today and said the same thing about the test. Easier than expected.

So as of this past Tuesday I am 21 weeks along in my pregnancy! Yay! Jason told me today that I seemed to suddenly pop. Haha I thought I was big before but he seems to think I grew over night or, even just from this morning. I spent the day today with some amazing women that I met in Relief Society. We crafted all day and I made a "Fall" board to hang on my wall. I was pretty proud of myself when I came home to show Jason. I am so happy to be making friends here. And I think my Relief Society is excited about the fact that I'm having a baby. There hasnt been a baby in the ward for a while I guess. :) Tomorrow will be for grocery shopping and finishing errands before the weeked. I'm hoping my brother can fly out to see me this weekend, but I'm still waiting on the verdict. His work schedule can change last minute. Saturday Jason and I are going to Rutger's, a resort here in MN to see the Oktoberfest. They have Arts and Crafts and food for fall so I'm excited! It should be fun.

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Nesting?? At 5 months! Yayyyyy...

So I have to say, today was the most productive day in this house since we moved in. Haha. After my math class I instantly set to work cleaning the entire kitchen, and overhauling the living room. Then I unpacked a bunch of boxes that were still in our guest room. After I did that I put up some Halloween decorations! Not a lot, but enough to add some October flare to the living room. Jason went to Fleet Farm and got some rakes and a compost bin so I can start making my own compost for when spring comes around and I set up my garden. He raked the yard and I tackled the high chair that my brother in law gave us. It was pretty dirty, but man is it bright and shiny now! I need to buy a new pad for the chair but everything else will work great! Luckily I'll have a few months after Hunter is born before I even have to get a high chair set up.


Tomorrow I meet with a woman from Avon who's going to give me some more information about working for them! I would be able to sell the products from home or even online. So we'll see. I will know more tomorrow.

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